Technical Recruiter

Technical Recruiter

In just over 5 years, tap|QA has become the leading provider of Quality Assurance consulting services in the Twin Cities. We have been named to both the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 List as well as Inc. Magazine’s Inc 5000 three times each, making us one of the fastest growing consulting firms not just in Minnesota, but nationwide. Due to our extensive growth, we are currently seeking a Technical Recruiter to join our Operations Team in St. Louis Park, MN.  This is an opportunity to be a key contributer at a great company!

We offer a highly competitive compensation package with an attractive base salary and full suite of benefits including: healthcare, dental insurance, and a 401K match. We also offer an incredibly fun work environment and a remarkable opportunity to grow your skills and enhance your career!

We love what we do and have a FUN time doing it!! Come join us!

Responsibilities:

Taking candidate through the end-to-end recruiting process:

• Partner with sales team to determine staffing needs
• Source qualified technical candidates proactively by writing and placing job advertisements, networking, using job sites and other innovative methods
• Develop, drive, and execute comprehensive search strategies to recruit candidates
• Determine applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; and comparing qualifications to job requirements
• Screen and interview candidates
• Maintain accurate candidate detail-oriented records in JobScience ATS system
• Recruit QA professionals effectively, across disciplines, in a time-sensitive environment
• Manage internal transfer processes, including technical screening, coordination of client interviews, transfer of information to HR
• Place high-end technical professionals for all QA & BA positions across multiple client companies – locally, nationally, and possibly internationally

Understanding the client’s needs and ability to forecast and prepare for those needs:

• Develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of our clients’ needs and serve as the internal strategic expert of our clients’ business, hiring goals, process and strategy
• Forecast client demands in order to continuously grow business
• Monitor the hiring process and manage the candidate pipeline
• Strategize on major accounts and retained search opportunities across industries
• Qualify/classify target accounts and keep abreast of market dynamics and trends

Qualifications:

Experience

• 3+ years of professional IT recruiting experience – preferably with Quality Assurance Testers
• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or relevant work experience
• Knowledgeable working with an ATS and eager to dig into reporting (JobScience is highly preferred)
• Demonstrated success in a highly competitive market

Skills

• Solid understanding of recruitment process best practices
• Highly creative talent attraction and identification using Boolean, social media, job boards, etc.
• Computer literate in Windows environment including, MS Word and Excel, and Internet

Competencies

• Highly motivated nature with an innate sense of urgency and positive can-do attitude
• Well-developed organizational and follow-up skills
• Confident in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and in highly-collaborative team environments
• Strong and effective negotiator
• Ability to think strategically and connect the dots
• Ability to create new and evolve current recruiting processes to increase efficiency and accuracy

Equal Employment:
tap|QA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, tap|QA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Physical Demands of the Role:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Must have the ability to work 100% of the time in an indoor office setting.
• The person in this role will occasionally move about inside the office to attend meetings, access office machinery, etc.
• Constantly uses a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with others verbally and via technological communication (including email and phone).  The employee is regularly required to talk or hear and be able to accurately convey information.

Please note: this job description is subject to change at any time.